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Q: If a person is not having any material or worldly needs, then what is the proper subject for prayer?
Baba: Peace of mind. One should pray to God for peace of mind.
Q: I am surprised! I thought Swami said that peace of mind has to be secured by oneself, working on his desires and getting rid of them? And now Swami says we can pray to Him for peace of mind!
Baba: How can you be free of desires? Now, at this moment you are with Swami, and your are free of desires. As soon as your wife has a pain, you have the desire that she should be well, and you pray to Swami to cure her. At any time, a desire may come up and where is your peace of mind? Whereas, if God answers your prayers for peace of mind, He must, by having granted that boon, automatically fulfil your needs and desires. First you want a chain from Baba, next day you want something else, a ring; both are made of gold. Why not ask for the gold and then all the desired objects are from that gold.
Q: When Swami says, 'peace of mind,' what is the meaning He gives to that phrase?
Baba: There is some small confusion in terms, for there is no mind as such. Mind is a web of desires. Peace of mind is no desire, and in that state there is no mind. Mind is destroyed, so to speak. Peace of mind really means purity, complete purity of consciousness. All spiritual practices are aimed at purification of the heart.
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Year 2 Volume 2
23rd Dec 2002
Contents:
Prayer
SaiRam-Editorial
Sai Speaks
Saint of Shirdi-
ManiSahukar
Bombay
Srinivasan's Page
Sai Answers
Sai in Dreams
Saibanisa
The
Ultimate Peace Dr.M.Nagaraju
Peace
of Mind -
M
Ananntha Narayanan
Article of
the Month
Dates
Halva - Satvic Cuisine
Where is Peace?
Patrick
Gallivan
The
Eight Point Plan - Health
The
Rare Gem - Story
The
Miracle Cross
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